Spence Whitney

Perspectives Editor for KQED

[Spence Whitney @SpenceWhitney]

I'm excited to announce that I will be a Digital Editor with @KQEDnews. I can't wait to see what this new chapter brings and work with some amazing people.

[Zūm @ridezum]

Thanks to @KQED reporter @SpenceWhitney for an insightful report on how Oakland will become the first major school district in the U.S. with 100% EVs and V2G technology: https://t.co/rpJt4Hx2bI
#studenttransportation #EVs

[KQED Forum @KQEDForum]

🎙️ ON AIR:

We hear from @KQEDarts's @nananastia, @OGpenn, @alan_chazaro and rapper @its_aft about their favorite albums of 2023 from Bay Area artists you need to have on your playlist.

❓Who was your favorite Bay Area musician in 2023?

📻 Listen: https://t.co/T5zbX3ndIC

[KQED Arts & Culture @KQEDarts]

'The Boondocks' is headed to Oakland this Sunday for the 7th annual @afrocomiccon celebration. The event will feature a panel with Gary Anthony Williams, who voiced Uncle Ruckus, and 'The Boondocks' screenwriter and producer @TheRodneyBarnes https://t.co/shUySWFAka

[Spence Whitney @SpenceWhitney]

Protesters gathered yesterday to demand safe streets during a rally on 4th and King streets in San Francisco, after a driver at the intersection killed a 4-year-old girl last week.

My latest on @KQEDnews: https://t.co/XtfjqtXYC0

[Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí 🫠 @LomeliCabrera]

last year, I reported the story of several farmworkers who experienced retaliation after reporting unsafe labor conditions at a recognized Sonoma County winery

but now, the group will receive $328,077 from their former employer after a state investigation
https://t.co/HF9ZcFCqPm

[Molly Solomon @solomonout]

Important reporting from @SpenceWhitney on Russell City: https://t.co/LLqd5Bs82B

[KQED @KQED]

Months after a devastating fire all but demolished Oakland’s First African Methodist Episcopal Church, the congregation of some 200 members has found a new temporary home at a community events space in an iconic downtown office building.
https://t.co/xvWHuwkJsO

[Spence Whitney @SpenceWhitney]

Some five months after the 165-year-old church all but burned to the ground, the FAME congregation is moving temporarily to a community space in the Uptown Station in downtown Oakland.

Check out my latest @KQEDnews story: https://t.co/NRWM5Jfd12

[Spence Whitney @SpenceWhitney]

@natelege_ @RyanC_Hamilton Happy Birthday!

[KQED News @KQEDnews]

On Sunday morning, fans of the Oakland High School boys varsity basketball team and Oakland Technical High School's girls varsity basketball teams filled the streets at a downtown parade and rally to celebrate both teams winning state championships.

https://t.co/7OCjvWxDJC

[POCHO BOY MEETS WORLD @alan_chazaro]

Happy for Sacramento’s feel good season but the vibe of that crowd was disappointing to see in a city that is billed as “the most diverse in the country.” Spoke my piece as someone who has been kicked out of white-majority spaces before: https://t.co/2W4bpovzVU

[Kori Suzuki @koritsuzuki]

The First African Methodist Episcopal Church congregation holds Sunday service at Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland, last month. The church community is rebuilding from a massive fire that damaged their own building in late February.

@SpenceWhitney's story: https://t.co/nIGxqmOsLu

[Kori Suzuki @koritsuzuki]

If you have questions about a homeowner's insurance plan, @SpenceWhitney and @RadioBWatt have you covered with this explainer: https://t.co/HQm98ewpQI

[KQED News @KQEDnews]

Oakland’s First African Methodist Episcopal Church, known as FAME, has been helping out the community since 1858. But after disaster struck in February, it's FAME's turn to be on the receiving end of support.
https://t.co/MSlxx37jjb

[Spence Whitney @SpenceWhitney]

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[Spence Whitney @SpenceWhitney]

Leon & Wanda should’ve just stayed in Ghana. #Snowfallfx

[Berkeley Journalism @ucbsoj]

Elgin Nelson, Williamena Kwapo and Richard Tzul (‘23) getting ready to host "Afro-Latinx Voices", a panel discussion about the Afro-Latinx diaspora, anti-Black racism within the Latinx community and the lack of Afro-Latinos in newsrooms. Sponsored by @nabjucb & @NAHJ_UCB.